Artist description Top ranking Nashville touring players and singers make up the band. Latin percussion underbelly, swing jazz rhythm section, hard drive of bluegrass and country rock. Lush vocal harmonies.

Music Style Fusion Western Swing - Jazz Latin

Musical Influences Ray Charles, Selena, Aretha, Bob Wills, Jim Morrison

Similar Artists Asleep At The Wheel, Riders In The Sky, Freddy Fender

Artist History McClure learned Texas swing playing the Arizona/NewMexico bars for a living (banjo and bass guitar.) He writes Western, folk, bluegrass, and jazz prolifically and is author of "Variations On Theme", the first 5-string banjo improvisation manual. Now tours extensively from Nashville TN with his vocal ensembles and swing band.

Instruments drums/Latin percussion; electric, acoustic, steel guitars; bass viol/guitarron; sax, clarinets; trumpets; fiddle; piano; mandolin; accordian; voices

Albums "Champagne Saturday" JIP-7207 CD; "Sunny Summer Blues" DaVinci 100 CS

Press Reviews [Country Music Round-Up] "McClure's second album shows just how hot this cow jazz performer is." // [Country Music People]"No disputing the musicianship..." // [Western Swing Monthly/WVOF-FM]"Highly recommended to all...George McClure is a very talented singer, songwriter, guitar player and producer. All of these attributes are apparent on this brand new CD of 11 exciting tunes..." // [Listen.Lycos.com Review] "Warm and twangy songs..." // Other quotes: "a true original..."[Britt Savage] // "He has a way of making every song his own."[Billy Rose] // "hot version of Take Me Back To Tulsa, and Across The Alley From The Alamo swings as well. These...are my favorites"[Rope Burns]

Additional Info "I Made Love To An Alien Last Night"

Location NashVegas, TN - USA

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